Ben MercierFiltering a RecyclerView in Xamarin.AndroidIn Xamarin.Android, a RecyclerView is used as an efficient, scrollable container for items in a collection. These containers only allocate…4 min read·Nov 9, 2022----
Ben MercierRevisiting the Unity 2D Space ShooterPart 2: Prototyping the Player5 min read·Jul 17, 2022----
Ben MercierSimplifying Wave Creation with Custom Attributes in UnityObjective: Easily create and edit the spawn sequence of objects in a wave based on a dynamic list of objects specifically available to that…6 min read·Jun 9, 2022----
Ben MercierA Matter of States: General Overview of a FSMMatter can exist in any one particular form called a state. In our everyday lives, water is probably the most familiar representation of…7 min read·Jul 23, 2021--1--1
Ben MercierSimple AI Behaviors: FleeingLike us, sometimes game objects just need to get away, whether it be from each other, our player, or our player’s missiles, sticky…3 min read·Apr 16, 2021----
Ben MercierSimple AI Behaviors: SeekingIn Unity, one of the most basic movement functions we’re all fairly familiar with involves taking the float values from our WSAD inputs…4 min read·Apr 10, 2021--1--1
Ben MercierGraphing Time Series Data through UnityUsing a graph is one of the best ways to visualize and present data for users because it allows them to more easily identify trends…13 min read·Mar 29, 2021--1--1